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Monday, March 3
 

1:00pm PST

Consumer Trends in Non Traditional Venues
Monday March 3, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm PST
As consumer preferences evolve, non-traditional F&B venues like cinemas, airports, and other entertainment-based locations are becoming key players in the hospitality landscape. This session explores the distinct consumer trends in these environments, highlighting how guest expectations, purchasing patterns, and engagement differ from traditional restaurant settings. Attendees will gain valuable insights into how to tailor their food and beverage offerings to meet the unique demands of these experiential venues.
Moderators
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Josh Barone

Vice President, Commercial, SSP America
Vice President of Commercial Josh Barone is a key figure in driving the company’s profitability and like-for-like sales. His leadership is marked by his ability to generate innovative ideas, solve complex problems, and make data-led decisions. Josh manages the commercial and commercial... Read More →
Speakers
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Liz Einhorn

Founder & CEO, Experience Threee
Liz Einhorn is the Founder & CEO of Experience Threee, an agency renowned for its expertise in beverage program strategy, brand management, and growth solutions tailored for high-traffic environments like airports. With a 20 year career in the beverage industry, Liz brings extensive... Read More →
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Simon Dodsworth

Vice President of Food & Beverage, Flix Brewhouse
VP of F&B with Flix Brewhouse for over six years. Overseeing all menu ideation, testing and implementation. LTO and alternative content promotions. Mixology. Event Sales and Marketing. Culinary & Brewery team oversight
Monday March 3, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm PST
Town and Country Ballroom B
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2:00pm PST

Navigating Beverage Program RFPs for Hotels
Monday March 3, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
Navigate the beverage program RFP process for all types of hotels, mid-scale to luxury, from boutique properties, multiconcept hospitality groups and global chains. This session will offer practical insights for crafting proposals that meet varied hotel needs,and best practices for working with suppliers to ensure a beverage program to elevate guest experience and drive profitability across the hospitality spectrum
Moderators
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Thomas "Mac" Gregory

Vice President, Food & Beverage, Pacifica Hotel Company
Thomas McFarland Gregory III, widely known as Mac Gregory, is a distinguished and highly acclaimed executive leader with a robust international hospitality and food & beverage industry background and over three decades of experience. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, and raised... Read More →
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Aliya Kritzler

Group VP, F&B and Lifestyle Hotels, HEI Hotels & Resorts
Responsible for strategizing and creating experiences to generate food and beverage revenue and maintaining expenses. She oversees food and beverage cost control, programming and activation and F&B transitions. Aliya joined the team as a member of the Corporate Food & Beverage team... Read More →
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Allison Kafalas

Director of Beverage, Americas, Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Allison Kafalas is the Director of Beverage, Americas, for Hilton Hotels & Resorts. In her role, she is responsible for leading innovative beverage programs and developing immersive food and beverage experiences for Hilton’s portfolio of full-service and luxury brands (including... Read More →
Monday March 3, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
Town and Country Ballroom B
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